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When a long-period N/NE swell arrives with a light southerly breeze the spots clean up.
Expect the best windows on onshore windswell days that flip offshore from the south and moderate lake fetch.
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Apostle Islands
Wind-driven, often punchy Lake Superior beachbreaks around the Bayfield peninsula that light up on N/NE windswell but hide thin lines of submerged rock. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Apostle Islands in Wisconsin.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate
LocationWisconsin, US
Forecast
- Waves Flat
- Period 0 s
- Wind S 5 kt
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Lineups require care-submerged rocks and shifting sandbars create uneven takeoffs and local hazard zones.
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